The Water Factor: A Rightfully Mine Novel is a thriller with all it takes to motivate young adults to protect their right to clean air and water, which will be lost if they do nothing. James Hokama Byrne is an

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Hope those of you in Portland can make it. The discussion is bound to be lively. UPCOMING EVENT: Reading and discussion from The Water Factor on March 13th. For information, go to https://annieblooms.com/event/2025-03-13/reading-marilynne-eichinger-water-factor. Weaponizing Information Disinformation or propaganda has been used

Artificial Intelligence was far from my mind when the Rose Bowl game started on January 1st. I’m not a major football fan, but since the University of Oregon was playing against Ohio, I wanted to root them on and see

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We have reached the season of cold, long nights in a cycle luring us to slow down and conserve energy for the lengthening days ahead. The Solstice arrives with regularity, marking the change from fall to winter and ushering in

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